good morning. breaking news. at least 18 tourists are dead as a hot air balloon explodes into a fireball and crashes in egypt. the pilot, alive, but injured after jumping from the basket. we're live with new information from the scene. de ja vu. heavy snow and strong winds causing misery in the midwest right now. a powerful and deadly storm shutting down highways and several states that were hit hard just last week and now it's marching east. and meltdown. what not to do the next time you miss a flight. this guy's baggage could put him out of a job "today," tuesday, february 26th, 2013.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. let's start with that story coming out of egypt. it's a tragic story. we're getting the first images of that hot air balloon crash in that country. >> it happened in the popular tourist destination of luxor, about 300 miles south of cairo. aim amon mulhuldin. >> victims include asianit crasn

a sugar field falling from a ball of fire from a thousand feet above. these images on twitter show a group of balloons and tourists as they were taking off just after dawn in the ancient city of luxor. it was supposed to be an aerial tour of egypt's ancient valley of the kings, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. in hong kong, the travel agency that organized the tour confirmed chinese tourists were among the dead. >> what we have received so far from where the accident happened, the balloon caught fire and it fell out of the sky. >> reporter: an eyewitness said the explosion happened as the hot air balloon was landing, engulfing its carriage and passengers in flames. rescue workers recovered bodies, some reportedly jumping to their death as the balloon burst into

flames and then crashed. hot air balloon rides are popular with tourists but there have been some accidents in recent years. this is the first fatal accident since they began offering aerial tours in 1989. the egyptian government now has imposed a moratorium on all hot air balloon operators here in the country. an investigative team has been dispatched to luxor to try to piece together what exactly what happened. they'll certainly question the pilot of the hot air balloon who remains in a hospital in luxor being treated. >> ayman mohyeldin in cairo for us. thank you. now here's matt. a second blizzard to hit the heartland in about a week. the weather channel's mike seidel is in wichita, kansas. mike, deja vu all over again. >> yes, sir. the second biggest snowfall on

record. now the snowiest month in 125 years but the texas panhandle was hammered yesterday, buried under a lot of snow. amarillo had 19," making it their snowiest day on record. howling wind and blinding snow are posing huge problems for motorists in the texas panhandle. several roads are impassable because of whiteout conditions. 12 to 18" of snow and drifts as high as six feet are reported. the national weather service calls the texas blizzard crippling and historic. folks in western oklahoma are bringing out their shovels and struggle with the wind. the oklahoma highway patrol is telling all nonessential personnel to stay home until tomorrow. in the nation's heartland a lot of people are saying here we go again. a second round of heavy snow in less than a week is bearing down on the region and is already being blamed for two deaths. >> we're doing the best we can.

we're going to try to get with you. be patient. >> reporter: patience is the key word as people prepare to get pummeled again. >> more this time. more snow. should be deeper. >> reporter: grocery store parking lot parking lots are full of folks stocking up. >> going to the grocery store and just hoping that we have enough food and where i don't have to get back out in it. >> reporter: quite a few in the area are saying enough is enough to old man winter. >> i'm already ready for summer. >> reporter: it doesn't look like she'll get her wish any time soon. the farmers aren't complaining about the cold and especially the snow. here in wheat country, they're going through a terrible drought. they'll take anything that falls out of the sky. they're loving this moisture. other impacts this morning, 62,000 customers in parts of three states, missouri, kansas and oklahoma, are without power. ahead of the snow heading to chicago at o'hare, they've canceled preemptively over 200

flights out of that airport today. >> mike seidel in wichita for us. thank you very much. mr. roker is upstairs. al in the open we said that storm is marching east. what are you expecting? >> we're expecting a lot of severe weather to the south, more snow to the north and the west. this is a sprawling system, affecting millions. you can see the spin right now making its way through the midwest, but it extends all the way down -- look at this. we've got tornado watches from savannah down to tampa. that's the stormy side. the snowy side will bring anywhere from six to nine inches of snow. here is the futurecast. deja vu all over again. this time it's staying inland. that will be drawing in the warmer air so along the coast we're basically looking at rain. snow inland. here is what we have as far as snowfall amounts. basically about 12 inches of snow back through northern missouri, up to 16 inches of snow in interior sections of new

england. then down to the south we've got that severe weather to talk about. rainfall amounts anywhere from two to three inches of rain from the panhandle of florida on into the appalachians. savannah? >> al, thank you. now to rome and pope benedict's final days as leader of the catholic church. moments ago the vatican announced new details about the pope's life after he steps down. let's get to nbc's anne thompson at the vatican this morning. anne, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. we now know what pope benedict will be called once he retires. if you run into him, you address him as his holiness, bone addict xvi, roman pontiff emeritus. he won't wear the white cape you've seen him wear as pope. and then those shoes that he's so very fond of, they g he will have to switch to brown shoes. he will wear a pair he was given on a trip to mexico. all of those details are coming out as the world gets a glimpse

of the sometimes ugly gamesmanship that goes on in this beautiful setting. cardinal keith o'brien, briton's highest ranking catholic and its only vote in the upcoming papal conclave is staying away, accused of improper behavior with four young priests going back to the 1980s, detailed in the newspaper sunday that o'brien denied. monday, pope benedict offered his resignation, which he offered months ago, to be effective immediately. >> i hope it signals a rapid response capability that has been lacking in the past. and a willingness to take decisive action against malfeasance, incompetence in leadership in the future. >> reporter: marijuana america's cardinal, roger mahoney, urged by some catholics to stay home, too, because he protected pries

priests in los angeles. >> some victims groups that enough is never enough. so we have to do our job as best we see it. >> reporter: in his last weeks, the pope tried to stop the speculation that dominated y l italian media, saying only he knew the contents of the internal report into last year's leak of papal documents and said that he will only share it with the next pope. allegations that it contains -- the vatican denies that. >> it certainly weighed on him. we put more into it if we make that the decision. >> reporter: now the pope also gave the cardinals permission to move up the start date of the conclave to choose his successor, but the vatican just said it looks like those conversations, those meetings won't start until next week. savannah? >> anne thompson at the vatican this morning. a reminder, i will be live from

the vatican with the special komplg of the resignation of pope benedict starting tomorrow on "today." matt? >> savannah, thanks. now to washington with the threat of automatic budget cuts set to take effect friday looms large. as chuck todd reports, there is no deal in sight. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. not only is there not a deal in sight, there's not even a negotiation in sight to try to get a deal before these cuts go in on friday. instead, we're seeing a game of finger pointing. the president hits the road today, heading to a naval shipyard in virginia, attempting to build public support against a slue of supposedly cuts. home to the number two house republican, eric cantore.

>> we're very concerned about the impact on the common lwealt as we are on all states. >> the president has to lead. congress has to work with him and get it done. >> reporter: no talks or phone calls are scheduled between the president and congressional leaders. instead for the second time in a row, the white house press briefing featured a cabinet secretary making dire warnings about the so-called sequester. >> i don't think we can maintain the same level of security at all places around the country with sequester as without sequest sequester. >> reporter: after a week-long recess, house speaker john boehner had harsh words for the administration, reminding the president that tax hikes will not be supported by republicans. >> the president says we have to have another tax increase in order to avoid the sequester. well, mr. president, you got your tax increase. it's time to cut spending here in washington. >> reporter: speaking in front of the nation's governors, president obama called on every elected official to act. >> all of us are concerned about our politics, both in our own

parties as well as the other par party's, but at some point we have to do some governing. >> reporter: a couple of key republican leaders are coming to the white house about meetings but it's not on sequester. it's on immigration. lindsey graham and john mccain coming here to talk about immigration. no talks to prevent the sequester kicking in on friday. >> with just a few days to go. chuck todd, thank you very much. let's get a check of the other top stories of the day. natalie morales is here with that. >> good morning, matt and savannah. good morning, everyone. defense secretary nominee chuck hagel after republicans stalled his nomination, the former gop senator is now back on track to win confirmation and succeed leon panetta. violence in civil war this morning as a massive explosion rocks syria, hours after president bashar al assad's regime said it was prepared to

hold talks with the rebels. they are unlikely to talk to the government they accuse of mass atrocities. according to human rights watch, the syrian military fired several ballistic missiles into residential areas of aleppo, killing more than 140 people, including 70 children. today marks 20 years since the first attack on the world trade center here in new york city. the car bombing back in 1993 killed six people and left more than 1,000 others injured. the names of those victims are now inscribed at the september 11th memorial and a ceremony will be held there today. a desperate race against time near monterey bay in california after the coast guard received a series of distress calls from an unidentified family, the last one saying they are abandoning ship. it is believed the boaters were on a 29-foot sail boat with two young children on board. crews have been searching the waters off central california overnight hoping to find and rescue them.

and now let's head to wall street, which had a rough start to the week. cnbc's courtney reagan is at the new york stock exchange. what's rattling the market? >> it hopes to bounce back after monday, after a stalemate in the italian elections, opposed to that economic reforms, causing concerns that europe's debt crisis could get even worse, rattling u.s. markets. separately, though, home depot reporting strong earnings this morning. home improvement retailer thanking the turnaround in housing as well as all that repair work done in the wake of super storm sandy for those increasing profits. natalie? >> courtney reagan at the new york stock exchange, thanks. airports, as you know, can be very frustrating places but there is no reason to get this angry. take a look. chinese government official flew into an epic tantrum when he learned he had missed his flight -- actually, his second flight that he missed. he took his anger out on airport

staff and two innocent computers. the video has gone viral on chinese social media and now he has been suspended from his post and he faces punishment charges. guys, you'll notice security is standing off behind that rope there. turns out because he outranks the security guards, they were afraid to step in, if you can believe that. >> that and a chair. >> yeah. >> you might be able to say former government official. >> yeah. >> pretty soon. >> i think that's going to happen. >> natalie, thanks. >> mr. roker, back from your all-nighter in hollywood? >> that sounds good. >> well, it's true. >> from the academy awards as well. >> really? thank you. thank you so much for that. >> am i wrong? >> it was an all nighter. >> you make it sound like i was in vegas partying. anyway, let's see what we've got for you i was in vegas partying. let's see what we got for you. for today risk of strong storms especially tornado watches from

savannah down to tampa until 3:00. wet weather and some clouds in the pacific northwest. beautiful day down in southern california. snow through the great lakes today. plenty of sunshine in new england and temperatures will be seasonal. we'll get to your local forecast but first these messages. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. it's cold and cloudy. temperatures are just holding steady in the just upper 20s to near 30 degrees.

most of the area will stay near 30 degrees for another hour or two. by the time we get into the afternoon hours we'll have our temperatures hitting the mid-40s by >> and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thanks. in the wake of "argo's" big win, some of those held hostage are hoping that the film will help them. >> oscar-winning film "argo," the escape of six americans from iran is refocusing attention on capitol hill to the real-life iranian hostage crisis of 32 years ago. it's a story for which so far there has not been a happy ending. the best picture oscar for "argo," ben affleck's movie celebrating the rescue of 6 u.s. embassy employees from

post-revolutionary iran is long-delayed justice for the americans left behind and held hostage for 444 days beginning in 1979. >> this is an act of terrorism, totally outside the bounds of international law and diplomatic tradition. >> the hostages went through a horrifying ordeal, brutally interrogated, kept naked in cells in subfreezing temperatures. >> they stood me up, blindfolded me, tied my hands behind my back. >> reporter: then a marine corps guard, twice subjected to mock executions, an experience briefly depicted in argo. >> i thought i was going to be shot right there. >> reporter: other former hostages are still angry over their treatment and want compensation from the government. >> this is the big fish. and the big fish is accountability. that what was done at this point -- they got away with it. >> reporter: until now the

hostage's efforts have been blocked by a 1981 agreement known as the algiers accord that led to the hostages release. they reluctantly agreed that they could not sue their captors. there's a new effort in congress to bypass that agreement. >> it's literally like having a gun to your head and giving up your rights. now is the perfect time when this movie has created so much attention, to educate the american people about what they went through. >> reporter: a bill to be introduced in the next few weeks by congressman bruce braley would create a special $400 million fund to compensate the hostages, using the proceeds of fines paid by company that is violate u.s. sanctions against iran. it will be a relief none too soon for the former hostages. >> people remain upset and every year we're up to 12, we watch someone else pass away. >> i don't want to go to any

more memorial services before this is settled. >> sponsors of that new bill say they are confident that, should it pass, there will be more than enough money to compensate the former hostages. that's because they expect a number of companies hit with fines to increase, thanks to tighter u.s. sanctions aimed at pressuring the iranians over their nuclear program. savannah? >> michael isikoff. one diet that could change the way you eat. and the buzz over google glass. how you can get your hands on a pair before they hit the market. but first this is "today" on nbc.

about why an image of the first lady at the oscars was altered to cover her up. >> more on that. and then the college sheer leader who wowed the crowd with this, an incredible shot.

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couple of minutes to get that truck out of here. >> i'm keeping my eye on 270. earlier the accident on the ramp i-7 270 to 370. the accident at malcolm x avenue, it's cleared but delays are still about two and a half miles. shooting over to the rails if you're taking the orange line expect delays. delay is about 15

cloudy and cold now, temperatures are right around 30 degrees and later today in the mid-40s by early to mid-afternoon. by then light rain moving into the metro area from the south and getting heavier by sunset and into the evening hours. heavy rain may cause flooding. there could be icing, high

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>> and it's good. that's 21-year-old cheerleader ashlee arnau. the question is, can ashlee do it again? she's outside on the plaza right now and she's warming up. this is her version of warming up there. i get that. that's okay. she's going to give that shot a try in just a little bit. 7:30 now on a tuesday morning, the 26th of february, 2013. i'm matt lauer, along with savannah guthrie. >> good morning, everybody. also ahead, are you eating enough things like nuts, fish and olive oil? new research this morning on the

diet changes you should make to drastically reduce your risk of heart attack, stroke, even death. >> this study -- this idea is not new but it's a big major study on it. >> a study that shows there are dramatic improvements in your heart health in this diet and it includes wine. just saying. then we'll meet a doctor who says death does not have to be the end. it can actually be reversed. let's begin this half hour with a very different subject. first lady michelle obama, making a lot of public appearances recently and drawing some criticism because of that. nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker has more on that. good morning to you. >> matt, good morning to you. the first lady will be hitting the road to promote her third anniversary of her let's move campaign. but her media blitz topped by that performance at the oscars has everyone talking. people are still buzzing about michelle obama's oscar finale that no one saw coming.

>> and the oscar goes to -- "argo." >> even an iranian news agency covered it, but photo shopped sleeves and a higher neckline. conservative columnist jennifer ruben is critical, saying it made the white house and first lady seem small. >> there is a sense of going too far and too much and becoming so ubiquitous that no one considers you special. she's the first lady, for goodness saks not a celebrity. >> reporter: the white house didn't respond but most of her appearances have been focused on her campaign let's move. on jimmy fallon, sharing a moment with big bird. >> eating healthy is easy and it's fun and delicious, too. >> reporter: and talking hairdos with rachel ray. >> this is my midlife crisis,

the bangs. >> reporter: it's all part of a carefully crafted pr plan. >> it's almost as if her real strategy is a charm offensive that's been intended to build support for her husband's initiatives. >> reporter: michelle obama is working with her team to develop a second-term agenda, something all first ladies must contend with. >> the difference between a first term and a second term really is the fact that you've got your grounding. and all of the lessons learned of a first term now you can pick up and have the freedom to really act. >> reporter: so will the harvard educated lawyer take on more policy heavy goals in the next four years? >> she never wants to distract from her husband's agenda. it's possible she might address tougher, more controversial issues but i do not believe, based on what aides have told me, that she would do it if she thought she was going to cause a

distraction from what her husband was trying to get done. >> as for her oscar appearance, the first lady's office says as a movie lover she was proud to present the award. president reagan delivered a video address in 1980 and former president clinton made a surprise appearance at this year's golden globes, to name just a few. matt? >> all right. kristen welker, thank you very much. i heard mixed reviews on this. jimmy fallon bit to promote let's move, almost unanimous rave reviews on but i've heard a lot of people say i don't know about the academy awards, too close to hollywood. maybe that was one step too far. >> it's a good topic for the professionals, who will weigh in on this in a few minutes. we'll check their feelings about it. now let's head outside to mr. roker, who has another check of the weather. we've got this big, sprawling storm spreading a lot of snow. look at oklahoma. we are talking about whiteout

conditions with numerous accidents, cars stuck, airport flights have been accidents, cars stuck, airport flights have been cancelled. so it is a real mess. it's making its way to the east. we'll see scenes like that throughout the upper midwest later on today. let's see what we have for today as far as your temperatures are concerned, we got bitterly cold air making its way through the central rockies, northern plains, northern new england, head down to southern florida to see temperatures in the 80s. as far as your weather conditions are concerned look for some clouds in the pacific northwest, icy conditions in the upper ohio, mississippi river valley through the appalachians. winnie conditions here in the northeast. plenty of sunshine in new england. risk of strong storms down from central northern florida on into coastal georgia. that's what's going on around the country here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> it is cloudy and cold this tuesday morning. good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. right now it's near 30 degrees. most of the region with a cloud cover and then later today some

rain moves into the metro area from the south and gets heavier later this evening may cause some flooding and rain tapers and end after-month. >> get the latest on that big storm. check out the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. savannah? >> al, thanks. living under the tuscan sun has always been romanticized as a better way of life. and now dr. nancy snyderman has more. >> you may not get the romance you've been looking for but you will get the health benefits. you can get those same health benefits, the ones you'll find in the mediterranean right here at home. there may be good reason if your heart is longing for a life in the mediterranean. according to a study released by the new england journal of medicine, patients who adopted the mediterranean diet were less

likely to have heart attacks, strokes and death. >> the mediterranean diet, plant-based proteins, lots of fruits and vegetables, can really help your heart. >> how did they do it? nearly 7,500 patients with high risk of heart disease, one-third ate a regular diet. the rest ate either a handful of nuts or four tablespoons of olive oil in addition to three servings of fruit, two servings of vegetables and fish and legumes three times a week. they ate white over red meat and were encouraged to drink wine with meals. they all committed to it for five years. it's been a lifetime plan for nutritionist bonnie talb who teaches her patients to follow the diet but also raises her family on it. >> i used to cook kind of rich for my husband. i wanted to try to impress him with good food but then i kind of liked the guy so i wanted him to last a long time so i started cooking more of the

mediterranean style and that's the way i raise my children. >> reporter: for years, scientists have tried to decipher why people living in mediterranean countries have lower rates of heart disease. now experts say the proof is in the pudding or rather the nuts and olive oil. store-bought cakes, cookies and sodas were not approved. >> you want to adopt this mediterranean diet, two major rules. eat in moderation and you also have to do this regularly. it is months and years of a healthy lifestyle. >> the most telling part of this study is that the researchers stopped it early because their findings were so solid and so compelling that it seemed unethical to keep participants from eating the healthy stuff in the mediterranean diet. meantime, researchers stopped a study or really divided the groups into who gets what, that tells you something. >> 30% reduction in heart attack, stroke and death is hugely significant. >> it is. what's interesting about this,

people who they put on the study were already people with high blood pressure, some people were already on statins. these were not perfectly healthy people. they took people already at risk for heart disease, 70,000 of them and said okay, now we're going to look at just the role of diet. and the diet was so significant in this group, it really says something. >> we are not saying diet should replace those drugs if you're already on those cholesterol reducing drugs. >> no. you should stay on them. we were saying, wow, four tablespoons of olive oil? that's a lot. you can do with less. it's the type of olive oil. even if i was saying to you, nuts, you still can't have a bagful. it's 17 or 18 walnuts or almonds. but it's the kind of food you're choosing and it's the moderation of it. >> this study had people who really stuck to the diet and did it for five years. >> right. >> if you weren't that good at it but you used a little bit of oil, increased your fish intake, would you see some benefit? >> the answer is yes. every time you take a little bit

of this kind of diet. and the stuff we have in front of us, which are basically fresh fruits and vegetables, chicken and beans and, of course, you and i love our red wine, you are ahead of the game. interestingly you're not seeing red meat. if you like meat or fish or chicken, the serving size is the palm of your hand. it's not these big american plates. go to europe. what do they do? they eat off smaller plates. >> and a glass of wine per night? >> or more. >> oh, nancy. i know you're trouble. and you'll be back with "today's" professionals in a little bit. >> yep. will google glass really change the way you see the world? and inspired by the looks you saw at the oscars? where to find similar styles for a lot less. first these messages. t it made ♪ ♪ i got it made ♪ fresh at subway ♪ breakfast made the way i say ♪ i got it made ♪ i got it made, i got it made, i got it made ♪ ♪ fresh at subway

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and we're back now at 7:44 with a gadget that people are clamoring for. it's not even out yet. it's called google glass and mara schiavocampo is here. i want one of these. >> yes, a lot of people do. it's still in the stages of early development. but google has sparked interest. and, boy, have they ever. it's a pane of glass that projects information into your field of vision like a lightweight invisible smart phone. now google is making it available to thousands of people. google glass could change the way we see the world. a device that allows you to record your point of view. >> recording video. >> reporter: live stream it,

take pictures. >> take a picture. >> reporter: get directions, information or translation. and even dictate messages. all through a pane of glass, projecting images right in front of your face. this video, released by google, was shot using google glass and has racked up more than 13 million views in less than a week. technology reporter josha tupolski is one of the lucky few that has tested google glass. >> there's a little piece that goes over your right eye and projects into the distance this little screen. >> reporter: google has been working on glass for about two years. their idea? to have people reengage with the world with their head up instead of looking down at their smart phone. since then they've been testing glass with a small group of users. google co-founder sergei brynn

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we are back with the college cheerleader who pulled off an incredible trick shot. >> it's amazing. 21-year-old ashlee arnau from university in mississippi. that's good but can she do it live here on our plaza? ashlee, good morning. >> good morning. how are you? >> i understand you've been trying this all year long at home games and made it on kind of your last attempt? >> yes, i did. >> had you made it in practice a lot of times? >> never. >> it's only happened once in your life? >> how many times do you think you practiced it before you nailed it? >> hundreds of times. >> let's set expectations. >> since you made the shot, what's life been like?

>> busy. hectic, actually. i've never experienced anything like this before, so it's a lot to take in. >> are you ready to try this on national tv? no pressure here at all. >> no pressure. i'll give it a shot. >> what made you devise this particular trick? do you have a follow-up you're working on? >> i'm trying to concoct something, but it's kind of difficult. >> okay. >> don't hurt yourself. there's the ball right down there, ashlee. we'll get out of your way. ladies and gentlemen, ashlee arnau from william carey university. grabs the ball, nothing but net. >> okay. whoa! oh, wait, where did it go? >> you have one more right here. >> oh, one more shot.

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7:56 is your time now. good morning to you i'm eun yang. that crash on the suitland parkway still giving drivers fits. >> good morning. now it's a unique situation. if you're traveling outbound suitland avenue your left lane is blocked. to tow the box truck out of the roadway they have to travel inbound into outbound lanes. so if you're heading outbound suitland parkway coming towards you in the left lane is the tow truck with the box truck. expect delays in both directions. inner loop, delays as you cross the wilson bridge. good morning

now. temperatures right around 30 degrees by noon time low 40s. mid-40s afternoon into evening. moderate to heavy rain developing late afternoon into the evening. light rain before that perhaps 1:00 or 2:00. same time icing high elevations above 1,000 from the blue ridge west and the rain may cause flooding tonight and then tomorrow sun